VENTURE CAPITAL POST

U.S. stock investors head into the Thanksgiving holiday thankful for the market's recent strength, which puts major indexes on track for another year of double-digit gains, though the swiftness of the advance has raised eyebrows.

Hackers responsible for the data breach on Target stores over the holiday season gained access using log-on credentials for heating, refrigeration, and air conditioning, according to a post on Krebs on Security written by former Washington Post reporter Brian Krebs.

Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude. A Wall Street Journal report from Shasha Dai shared what private equity professionals were most thankful for this year.

Irate shoppers say they will not be spending a dime on stores that will open early as early as 6 A.M. on Thanksgiving for Black Friday and threatening a boycott.

A survey by the Consumer Electronics Association said only 31% of shoppers that were surveyed has plans to buy consumer-electronics products this coming Black Friday. CEA said technology gadgets are the second-most coveted items after clothing during the said shopping period.

The market has quieted a day before the US Thanksgiving, but retail stocks Barnes & Noble, Crocs, and Rite Aid are still making waves all over the world.

Walmart decided to offer its holiday deals early in anticipation for holiday shopping season.